Improvement in cradles



M. v. BORGMAN s; W. F. LAMSON.

CRADLE.

Patented Nov. 9,187"5.

UNITED STATES PATENT GFFIQE.

MARTIN V. BORGMAN AND WILLIAM F. LAMSON, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

IMPROVEMENT IN CRADLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 169,767. dated November9, 1875; application filed August 4, 1875. v

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, MARTIN V. BORGMAN andWILLIAM F. LAMSON, of Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State ofMichigan, have invented an Improvementin Cradles, of which the followingis a'specitication:

()ur invention has for its object to so construct a rocking crib orcradle as to combine great strength and durability with the leastweight-and the greatesteconomy in cost; and to this end it consists inmaking the top rail and legs of each side from one or more piecesot'timber bent to the proper shape, the ends or legs being secured tothe rockers, and in combination therewith, an arched end frame bent froma single piece with a girt between its ends, which serves as an endrail, the said end frame being secured to and between the sidestandards, as more fully hereinafter set forth.

Figure 1 is a perspective view. Fig. 2 is an end elevation.

In the drawing, A represents the top-rail of each side, preferably asingle Wooden bar, bent at each end at a right angle, as near as may be,the pendent ends A forming the supportingstandards, and are mortisedinto the rockers B. O is the side rail, mortised at the the standards AA, and secured thereto by two wood-screws, a, through each. Spindles aremortised into the end frame and its girtrail to fill in the end frame.The slats F are sprung into sockets mortised in the inner faces of theend rails E.

This cradle is, as will be readily seen, very light, cheap tomanufacture, and must necessaril y be strong and durable.

What we claim as our invention is- In a cradle, substantially asdescribed, the bent side rails having their ends secured to the rockers,and the combination therewith of the bent end frames, substantially asshown and set forth.

MARTIN V. BORGMAN. WILLIAM F. LAMSON.

Witnesses:

H. F. EBER'rs, H. S. SPRAGUE.

